This story is excerpted from the book Miracle on the Hudson, published Tuesday by Ballantine Books. Former USA TODAY reporter Laura Parker and William Prochnau wrote it on behalf of the passengers of US Airways Flight 1549.

Wannabe filmmakers are going to have to want it more than ever now. That was Robert Redford's assessment as he kicked off the 25th annual Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, the premiere independent movie showcase that has launched the careers of Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, Robert Rodriguez and Steven Soderbergh.

Thousands of worshippers gathered in a long and emotional ceremony Saturday for the consecration of the first Roman Catholic church in the Gulf state of Qatar, ending decades of underground Christian worship in this Sunni Muslim and deeply conservative country.

Thousands of worshippers gathered Saturday for the consecration of Qatar's first Christian church, ending decades of underground worship in this Sunni Muslim and deeply conservative Persian Gulf nation.

The stock market has shed $2.2 trillion in value this year, and the odds are good that part of that $2.2 trillion was yours. The big question now is: What should I do? Buy? Sell? Panic? Unfortunately, in this year's stomach-churning market slide, there's no one nugget of advice that will work for all. Whatever your tolerance for risk, if you have a long-term investment strategy with a mix of stocks, bonds and money market securities, your best move is almost surely this: Hang in there.